NiJaree Canady put the Red Raiders on her back. Hours after relieving in the G13 walk-off win, the $1.2M ace came back and threw a complete-game two-hit shutout, striking out six as No. 11 Texas Tech blanked No. 1 overall Alabama 2-0 to win the deciding semifinal and book a championship-series rematch with defending champion Texas. Jasmyn Burns provided all the cushion Canady needed with a leadoff solo homer to center in the fourth, and Texas Tech tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when Lauren Allred singled up the middle to score Mihyia Davis. Tech out-hit Alabama 10-2 and held the No. 1 seed scoreless to end its season. The performance was historic — Canady became the first pitcher to throw WCWS shutouts for two different schools and just the fourth to record a shutout in four separate Women's College World Series. One year after losing the 2025 final to Texas, Texas Tech gets the Longhorns again, starting Wednesday.